teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-12-14). Armenia y Azerbaiyán intercambian prisioneros de guerra. telesurtv.net El primer ministro armenio confirmó la llegada de los 32 militares detenidos en el transcurso de los últimos tres años.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Thousands march in Paris to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Thousands gathered in Paris to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and show their support for the Palestinian people.

Staff (2023-12-14). "Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's Fight" now available free on YouTube. samidoun.net "Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's Fight" was released in 2021; this documentary explores the life in struggle of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab struggler for Palestine jailed in France for 39 years. Since its release, it has been screened at hundreds of events, film festivals and public activities in over 20 countries. Now, Collectif Vacarme(s) Films, …

thecommunists (2023-12-14). Cuba to international meet: Never before has world peace been so threatened. thecommunists.org The following speech was made on behalf of the Communist Party of Cuba by the party's head of international relations Emilio Lozada Garcia at the 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties in Turkey on 20 October 2023. ***** Dear Kemal Okuyan, general secretary of the Communist party of Türkiye, Dear comrades, brothers and …

WSWS (2023-12-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Solidarity strikes in support of Tesla workers at Swedish subsidiary spread to Denmark, Norway and Finland for collective agreement, but union's agenda is corporatism; 24-hour strikes across Middle East including in parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Tunisian teachers walk out to demand ceasefire in Gaza; 170,000 teachers and lecturers still out after 75 days in Iraqi Kurdistan over wage arrears; platinum miners in Bakubung, South Africa stage underground sit-in over three days for better pay and conditions…

A Guest Author (2023-12-14). Palestine Solidarity Austria defends member group from gov't attack. workers.org Palestine Solidarity Austria defends member group from gov't attack We received this statement from Palestine Solidarity Austria. To understand the importance of the current developments, one should be aware that Austria, a country of 9 million residents of whom 17% are non-citizens, had been neutral regarding military pacts since the . . . |

Aram Aharonian (2023-12-14). Argentina was on the brink: did it step forward? pressenza.com The far-right Javier Milei is the new president of Argentina for the next four years: on taking office he ratified his "chainsaw" plan and said that the adjustment would fall on the state and not on the private sector, but acknowledged that it would hurt "activity, employment and wages". It is not a dream or a dystopia, it is real. | It was not a defeat of Peronism, or of Kirchnerism, it was a defeat of all progressivism, of the left, not only of Argentina but of all of Latin America. Milei will be another voice of the US and European neo-fascism in the region, a spearhead against China, the main trading partner,…

John Feffer (2023-12-14). Rescuing Realpolitik From Henry Kissinger. counterpunch.org Henry Kissinger wrote his doctoral dissertation about Europe's "long peace" after the defeat of Napoleon, focusing on how conservative statesmen negotiated the Concert of Europe through a mixture of diplomacy and military power. Kissinger was enamored of this approach to achieving an "equilibrium of forces." The lesson he absorbed, and later applied as a presidential

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Iran FM says US to blame for influx of refugees to West Asia, Europe. presstv.ir Iran's FM has blamed America's irresponsible actions and its coercive economic measures for the recent influx of refugees to West Asia and also Europe and elsewhere.

Reza Javadi, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-12-14). Israeli Regime Turns To Western Mercenary Groups To Back Genocide. popularresistance.org Apart from the lavish military aid offered by the United States and Europe, the Israeli military is turning to Western mercenary groups in its genocidal war against the Gaza Strip. | In a recent interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Pedro Diaz Flores, a notorious Spanish mercenary, revealed that the Israeli regime is recruiting Private Military Companies (PMCs) to achieve its interests in the besieged territory. | He revealed that "many" mercenary groups have joined Israel's army, which pays them "very well." | "So I came for the economy, for money. They pay very well, they offer good equipment and the work…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-14). European trade unions march in Brussels to protest the EU-imposed austerity. peoplesdispatch.org The protests took place in the context of the likely enforcement of the European Union's (EU) Stability and Growth Pact which will lead to combined cuts worth EUR 45 billion from the budgets of 14 member states…

Staff (2023-12-14). European trade unions march in Brussels to protest the EU-imposed austerity. peoplesdispatch.org On December 12, trade unionists, political parties, and other working-class sections from around 30 countries participated in a major demonstration led by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) protesting the EU-imposed austerity in the region. The march was organized against the backdrop of the summit of EU leaders in Brussels on December 14 and 15 …

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Germany to Tackle Budget Crisis With Savings. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the German government announced that the 17 billion euro gap in the 2024 budget due to the failed reallocation of COVID-19 relief funds for climate protection measures is to be closed through savings. | RELATED: | Although it has to "make do with significantly less money," the government is sticking to its green transformation plans, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a press conference. Savings are to be gen…

Staff (2023-12-14). Headlines for December 14, 2023. democracynow.org Israeli Attacks Kill 200 Palestinians in 24 Hours as Rains Increase Spread of Disease in Gaza, Israeli Army Raids Jenin, Killing 11 Palestinians and Arresting Leaders of Freedom Theatre, U.S. Stalls Sale of 27,000 Rifles to Israel over Settler Violence, Washington Post: Israel Used U.S.-Supplied White Phosphorus to Attack Civilians in Lebanon, Bernie Sanders Calls on Biden to Cancel Request for $10 Billion in Military Aid to Israel, Russia and Ukraine Trade Drone Attacks as Hungary's Orbán Threatens to Block EU Aid to Ukraine, SCOTUS Will Hear Challenge to FDA Rules for Abortion Pill Mifepristone, SCOTUS to…

Ann Brown (2023-12-14). Zelensky Shows Up To Congress Looking For More Billion Dollar Bags: Why U.S. Support For Ukraine May Be Over. moguldom.com On Dec. 12, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington, D.C., in an effort to secure more U.S. aid for his country, which has been locked in a conflict with Russia for nearly two years. While his appeal resonated with many in Congress, the funding package he sought has become entangled in domestic U.S. politics. The …

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Zelensky's aides warn him not to share classified military info with Biden: Report. presstv.ir Top advisors of the Ukrainian president have warned him against sharing classified military information with Biden, fearing leaks, a report says.

brian bean (2023-12-14). Israeli Knesset Member: Bernie Sanders Ignored Both of My Appeals for Ceasefire. truthout.org "In less than two months, Israel has killed more civilians than Russia killed in Ukraine in two years," Israeli parliament member Ofer Cassif told me recently, expressing horror at Israel's ongoing onslaught against the Palestinians civilians trapped under Israel's relentless attacks in Gaza. The Israeli government's response to the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas "has nothing to do with the… |

Editor (2023-12-14). Dec 14, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Hymn to the Fallen — Musikkapelle Toblach Evil is now the official foreign policy of the Western world, by Paul Craig Roberts Israel Starts Pumping Seawater Into Gaza Tunnels, After Russia Warned Against 'War Crime,' by Tyler Durden From Kishinev to Gaza, by Yakov M. Rabkin Israel's Litani Ultimatum — Russian Reaction Is That It's A Bluff, by John Helmer Day 68: UN says Israel destroyed nearly quarter of Gaza's buildings Forcible Transfer of Gazans Is a Crime Against Humanity, by Marjorie Cohn Finkelstein vs Dershowitz On Israel-Palestine War With Piers Morgan | The Full Debat…

Lawrence S. Wittner (2023-12-14). Replacing a Disastrous War with a Just Peace in Ukraine. fpif.org Although the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has captured the world's horrified attention, the war in Ukraine has had even more terrible consequences. Grinding on for nearly two years, Russia's massive military invasion of that country has taken hundreds of thousands of lives, created millions of refugees, wrecked Ukraine's civilian infrastructure and economy, and consumed enormous financial resources from nations around the world. | And yet, despite the Ukraine War's vast human and economic costs, there is no sign that it is abating. Russia and Ukraine are now bogged down in very bloody military stale…

Drago Bosnic (2023-12-14). Ukraine War: Mainstream Media Narrative Doubles Down on "Russia Losing" Fantasies. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-12-14). Zelensky recognises he will be forced to cede territories to Russia without US help. infobrics.org Elon Musk warns Ukraine that it risks losing more territory to Russia if the war continues.

Observer R (2023-12-14). DINNER WITH THE OLIGARCHS. sonar21.com This article is intended to help shed light on some of the reported murky dealings in both Russia and China as the communist system ran into serious trouble. American influence upended the old order in Russia during the period of Yeltsin and the same happened in China during the Jiang period, although to a lessor degree. In addition, many of the Western political, economic, and social ideas became fashionable in both countries. | Russia led the way in adopting Western ways, without stopping to investigate whether they were good or bad, or how to adopt them successfully. China made great efforts to avoid the…

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). West not willing to establish Palestinian state: Russia. presstv.ir Russia says Israel and its Western allies do not want Palestinians to establish an independent state in the occupied territories.

Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin (2023-12-14). "Pogrom": From Kishinev in Tsarist Russia (1903) to Gaza, Palestine (2023). globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-12-14). There Will Be Peace When We Achieve the Goals: Putin. telesurenglish.net During the television program "Direct Line", President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia has achieved economic growth despite all the aggressions and blockades imposed by the United States and its allies. | RELATED: | "The Russian economy has a sufficient safety margin not only to feel secure but also to progress. Public external debt decreased from US$46 billion to US$32 billion. Unemployment stands at 2.9 percent,…

Martha Grevatt (2023-12-15). Scandinavian unions say Musk 'can't just make his own rules'. workers.org Swedish auto mechanics have been on strike against Tesla since Oct. 27 to win a collective bargaining agreement. The auto company, which does not have any plants in Sweden, has several repair shops. IF Metall, the union that represents the workers, has been trying for years to get Tesla to . . . |

Angela (2023-12-14). Friday 12/15: Silent Vigil for Peace in Palestine and Ukraine. indybay.org corner of El Camino & Embarcadero, outside Town & Country shopping center, on the public sidewalk | 855 El Camino | Palo Alto, CA…

David Giesen (2023-12-14). Saturday 12/16: MLK-informed land allocation in the time of Ukraine, Palestine, and the Tenderloin: a tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

Larry Johnson (2023-12-14). Why Is U.S. Intelligence Lying About the War in Ukraine? sonar21.com

The Exposé (2023-12-14). SHOCKING: BBC Unwittingly Exposes COVID Vaccine's Part in Historic Death Spike. expose-news.com The people of the UK should now be in a state of shock. Instead, they have been distracted by non-stop coverage of war in Ukraine, Palestine and Israel. So they will have …

Black Alliance For Peace, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-14). On Human Rights Day; The US Is The Greatest Violator Of Human Rights. popularresistance.org As the international community celebrates December 10th as International Human Rights Day, it is imperative that the world also affirm that violators of the fundamental human rights of peoples and nations will be held accountable. | From the war in Ukraine to mass incarceration of Black, Latino and Native Peoples in the U.S. to Obama's ongoing war in Yemen to murderous economic sanctions, coups, assassinations, war and abandonment of Afghanistan, international arms sales, commodification of COVID vaccines, illegal military occupations in Syria and Iraq, the pending invasion of Haiti and the resource wars in the D…

Kit Klarenberg (2023-12-14). Ukrainian trial demonstrates 2014 Maidan massacre was false flag. mronline.org A massacre of protesters during the 2014 Maidan coup set the stage for the ouster of Ukraine's elected president, Viktor Yanukovych. Now, an explosive trial in Kiev has produced evidence the killings were a false flag designed to trigger regime change.